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A cloud of faithful witnesses, leading to the heavenly Canaan, or, A commentary upon…A cloud of faithfull witnesses, leading to the heauenly Canaan, or, A commentarie vpon…
A cloud of faithful witnesses, leading to the heavenly Canaan, or, A commentary upon the 11 chapter to the Hebrews preached in Cambridge by that godly, and judicious divine, M. William Perkins ; long expected and desired, and therefore published at the request of his executors, by Will. Crashawe and Tho. Pierson, preachers of Gods Word, who heard him preach it, and wrote it from his mouth.A cloud of faithfull witnesses, leading to the heauenly Canaan, or, A commentarie vpon the 11 chapter to the Hebrewes preached in Cambridge by that godly, and iudicious divine, M. William Perkins ; long expected and desired, and therefore published at the request of his executours, by Will. Crashawe and Tho. Pierson, preachers of Gods Word, who heard him preach it, and wrote it from his mouth.
London: printed by Humphrey Lownes for Leo. Greene, 1607London: printed by Humfrey Lownes for Leo. Greene, 1607
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I answer; for the very same, for which he would not record Adams nor Solomons ▪ All for this cause, that he might teach all men to the worlds end, what a fearful thing it is to disobey his commandment, as Adam did: or to defer repentance when they are called by Gods word, as these men did. Therefore to fear us from the like, though afterwards they repented; it pleased God not to record it, but to ⟨p. 145⟩leave it doubtful.
I answere; for the very same, for which he would not record Adams nor Salomons ▪ All for this cause, that he might teach all men to the worlds end, what a fearefull thing it is to disobay his commandement, as Adam did: or to defer repentance when they are called by Gods word, as these men did. Therefore to feare vs from the like, though afterwards they repented; it pleased God not to record it, but to ⟨p. 145⟩leaue it doubtfull.
This question being thus discussed, yields us two strong motives to repentance.
This question being thus discussed, yeelds vs two strong motiues to repentance.
First, for if we repent not betime, our state then is fearful and doubtful, though not desperate; as we see here the salvation even of Methuselah's children is doubtful: for they repented not when they were called, but deferred it, till the judgement came. So, if we defer our repentance till our deaths, there is great question of our salvation: but let us repent, when we are called by Gods word: and then it is out of question, then there is no doubt of our salvation.